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John von Neumann
1903 – 1957Computer architecture, game theory, quantum foundations.
Hungary·Mathematics · Computing · Economics
Grace Hopper
1906 – 1992Built the first compiler and made programming languages English-like.
United States·Computing
Konrad Zuse
1910 – 1995Built the first programmable digital computer, the Z3, in 1941.
Germany·Computing · Engineering
Alan Turing
1912 – 1954Defined what a computer is, then was destroyed by the country he saved.
United Kingdom·Mathematics · Computing · BiologyFull profile
Claude Shannon
1916 – 2001Information theory: the bit, and the mathematics of all digital communication.
United States·Mathematics · Computing
Tim Berners-Lee
b. 1955Wrote the web and gave it away for nothing.
United Kingdom·Computing · EngineeringFull profile